Diodorus siculus, book 36 fragments covering the period 104 98 b. Ursinus, volume 1 volume 1 of the historical library of diodorus the. Lacuscurtius diodorus siculus book xvii chapters 17. Diodorus siculus, the library of history, volume 1, page 55. Diodorus siculus author of library of history, volume i. Theophrastuss account also suggests a link between hermaphroditus and the institution of marriage. Hermaphroditus, the twosexed child of aphrodite and hermes venus and mercury had long been a symbol of androgyny or effeminacy, and was portrayed in grecoroman art as a female figure with male genitals. Diodorus siculus diodorus, siculus the online books page. This account included descriptions of the celts and the gauls which were largely based on descriptions provided by earlier writers including posidonius. Of this we have complete books iv egyptians, assyrians, ethiopians, greeks and books xixx greek. Nagreek historian who wrote a book called world history sometime between 60 bc and 30 bc. Diodorus siculus, library, book xvii, the seventeenth book.
Osiris, they say, founded in the egyptian thebaid a city with a hundred gates, which the men of his day named after his mother, though later generations called it diospolis, and some named it thebes. The surviving portions of the work are books iv, which examine the early, often legendary history of the verious parts of the known world in turn, and books xixx, which provide a continuous historical narrative from 480 to. In rome, at about the same time that marius defeated the libyan kings bocchus and jugurtha in a great battle and slew many tens of thousands of libyans, and, later, took thence and held captive. The first covers mythic history up tae the destruction o troy, arranged geografically. Fully preserved are books iv and xixx, which cover egyptian, mesopotamian, indian, scythian, arabian, and north african history and parts of greek and roman history. Diodoros of sicily diodorus siculus, library of history loeb classical library lcl in 10 volumes, with greek and english translation by c. He probably never travelled to celtic lands, even though he adds to posidonius texts about the celts. Bibliotheca, meaning library, acknowledges that he was drawing on the work of many other authors.
Of this we have complete books i v egyptians, assyrians, ethiopians, greeks and books xi xx greek history 480 302. In the prooemium to book i, diodorus announces that he will begin thebibliothekewith a systematic treatment of the mythologies of the world i 3. Diodorus siculus, greek historian, the author of a universal history, bibliotheke library. Unfortunately the second half books 2140 has only survived in fragments, but even these fragments represent one of the most important sources for the history of the period that they cover. Written between 60 and 30 bc, diodorus siculus library of history relates significant topics in world history. Ursinus, volume 2 volume 2 of the historical library of diodorus the. Meanwhile a man named cleon, a cilician, began a revolt of still other slaves. He wrote a history of the world in 40 books which included large sections devoted to myth, legend and the unusual customs of foreign tribes. Diodoros of sicily diodorus siculus, library of history. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. The historical library of diodorus the sicilianbook v. The loeb classical library is the only series of books which, through original text and english translation, gives access to our entire greek and latin heritage. Diodorus is conflating the stories of brennos of the prausi, who with belinusbolgius invaded greece in 279 bc, and that of brennus of the senones, who invaded rome in 387 bc. Author of bibliotheca historica, diodorus of sicily, diodorus siculus, bibliothecae historicae libri qui supersunt, e recensione.
The historical library of diodorus the sicilian html with commentary at perseus diodorus, siculus. Diodorus siculus was a sicilian greek historian who lived from 90 to 21 bc. See table of contents for some information about how this translation has been produced, and key to translations for an explanation of the format. Diodorus siculus diodorus, siculus a wikipedia article about this author is available diodorus, siculus.
Diodorus siculus, library of history exploring celtic. In this extensive work, diodorus writes about the mythological history of people groups, including the cultures of ancient egypt, mesopotamia, india, scythia, arabia, north africa, greece, and europe. The reference to the fourth day of the month is telling. He is known for the monumental universal history bibliotheca historica. The mystery of the enchanted dog magic tree house r by mary pope osborne and sal murdocca oct 27, 2009 4. In the land of bononia, the products of the field came forth on trees. Diodorus siculus, greek historian of agyrium in sicily, ca.
To which are added the fragments of diodorus, and those published by h. Lp0008 theseus diodorus siculus library of history. He is known for writing the monumental universal history bibliotheca historica, much of which survives, between 60 and 30 bc. Author of bibliotheca historica, diodorus of sicily, diodorus siculus, bibliothecae historicae libri qui supersunt, e recensione petri wesselingii, cum interpretatione latina laur. Of this we have complete books iv egyptians, assyrians, ethiopians, greeks and books xixx greek history 480. The historical library in forty books volume 1 1st edition. It consisted of forty books, which were divided into three sections. According to euripides medea, 86, a beam of wood fell from the rotting argo. Diodoros sikeliotes or diodorus of sicily was a greek historian. Contents of the sixteenth book of diodorus chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4 chapter 5 chapter 6 chapter 7 chapter 8 chapter 9 chapter 10 chapter 11 chapter 12 chapter chapter 14 chapter 15 chapter 16 chapter 17 chapter 18 chapter 19 chapter 20 chapter 21 chapter. Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. African studies american studies ancient near east and egypt art history asian studies book history and cartography biblical studies classical studies education history jewish studies literature and cultural studies languages and linguistics media. Classical texts library diodorus siculus, library of history book 4.
The last section books xvii to the end concerns the historical events from the successors of alexander down to either 60 bc or. Diodorus siculus, library, book xvi, contents of the. Book 36 of diodorus siculus historical library, translated into english. Books 15 and 1120 survive complete, the rest in fragments.
We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Lacuscurtius diodorus siculus book xvii chapters 40. Diodorus siculus was a greek historian who flourished in sicily in the c1st b. The first six books are geographical in theme, and describe the history and culture of egypt book i, of mesopotamia, india, scythia, and arabia ii, of north africa iii. He is kent for writin the monumental universal history bibliotheca historica, much o which survives, atween 60 an 30 bc. Ursinus, volume 1 volume 1 of the historical library of diodorus the sicilian, in fifteen books, diodorus siculus. Bibliotheca historica the historical library of diodorus the sicilian in fifteen books. The historical library of diodorus the sicilian, in fifteen books london. Diodoruss library of history, written in the first century bce, is the most extensively preserved history by an ancient greek author. At the time that dionysius was besieging rhegium, the celts who had their homes in the regions beyond the alps streamed through the passes in great strength and seized the territory that lay between the apennine mountains and the alps, expelling the tyrrhenians who dwelt there. Diodorus lived in the time of julius caesar and augustus, and his own statements make it clear that he traveled in.
Ancient history, history, early works to 1800, world history, kings and rulers, slave insurrections, germanic peoples, biography, accessible book people diodorus siculus, alexander the great 356323 b. Bradford translator and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Now since the conquest of egypt by alexander is put by diodorus 17. The historical library of diodorus siculus is a detailed account of greek and roman history down to the authors own time about 60 b.